Richard Braun, Gene Skok, Robert Johns
CTS Awards
Richard P. Braun Distinguished Service Award
The Richard P. Braun Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to a transportation professional for outstanding leadership in research and innovation. It is named after founding CTS director Richard Braun for his leadership and contribution to research, and as a champion of transportation innovation.
2009 Recipient
Gene Skok, Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Former CTS director Richard Braun presented the award to Gene Skok, a retired research associate and adjunct professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. Skok is “a solid rock,” Braun said, “a technical person who hung in there on every job he’s been given...He comes through every time in a mild manner.” Skok voiced his appreciation for the honor, “especially [because it is] named after Dick Braun.”
Past Recipients
2008
Randy Halvorson, Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics
2007
Max Donath, Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute
2006
Kathryn Swanson, Director, Department of Public Safety
2005
Catherine French, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Metropolitan State University
2004
John S. Adams, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography; faculty, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
2003
Robert Benke, Principal engineer, Community Resource Partnerships
2002
Panos Michalopoulos, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
2001
Barbara Lukermann, Senior fellow, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; senior fellow, Center for Urban andRegional Affairs
2000
David Kittelson, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering: co-director, Center for Diesel Research
1999
James Denn, Former commissioner, Mn/DOT
1998
Fred Beier, Executive Committee chair
1997
Ted Galambos, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
1996
Roger Appeldorn
1995
Miles Kersten, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering